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[[File:Gender.jpg|thumb|Another graph of the gender spectrum.]][[File:Atrinary view.png|thumb|220x220px|Another view of the gender spectrum.]]
[[File:Genders -).png|thumb|Another representation of the gender spectrum by Cryptocrew. The white between each color represents how any of these genders could be connected or felt at the same time.]]
'''Gender''' is a social construct that refers to how one relates to the gender categories within one's society. These are often described with values such as [[Masculine|masculinity]], [[Feminine|femininity]], or [[Androgynous|androgyny]], and usually involves one's behaviors, attitudes, and appearance. Commonly, gender is [[Assigned Gender|assigned at birth]], based on one's [[sex]], and one is typically raised with the expectation that one will
All societies have a set of gender categories, which are typically based on a division of labor. In most societies, particularly Western societies there is a [[Binary Genders|gender binary]], having two genders ([[Man|men/boys]] and [[Woman|women/girls]]), with those who exist outside these categories fall under the umbrella terms [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] or [[genderqueer]]. Some societies have gender categories other than men and women, such as the [[Hijra|hijras]] of South Asia. These are often referred to as [[Third Gender|third genders]] (and fourth genders, etc.).
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